Crean Lutheran high school senior Ella Eastin knocked down the National Independent High School record in the 200 IM while winning the CIF Southern Section Division 2 title. But even more impressive was exactly how much of an improvement Eastin showed from her previous best.

Swimming constantly drives home the huge significance of tenths, even hundredths of a second. But even in a sport where the tiniest details make all the difference, we rarely see a race as close as the one last weekend.